The scene idea is a great one, but the execution is where it failed. The saturated light, the slow-mo, the laughing.. I just wish it was a bit closer to the book in tone and feel. I didn't mind the rest of the fellowship showing up... but I wish, maybe it had been just a little less saccharine.

The Stairs scene, sending away Sam was not a favorite nor was it my most hated. I understood (somewhat) the need for that scene to add some more tension but... necessary? No.